To whomever may be coming across my blog or active followers. It has been a pretty rough year for my wife and I, and it is finally starting to come back on track. I took the summer off of Crossfit to focus on personal issues and just an overall break. That said lets update:
The last weekend in August I attended the Level 1 Crossfit Certification in Calgary, Alberta. I received my level one certification and am now starting to coach at our Crossfit affiliate. I'm honored to have the opportunity to coach at our gym, I believe we have a great knowledge base amongst our coaches and there are always training opportunities available.I also got the honor of attending an olympic weightlifting coaches certification course our affiliate owner set up for us at our gym this month. November 27-28th we are getting a "Functional Movement" course at our affiliate. The training is available to us so I am taking full advantage of it.
I recently read Robb Wolf's book "The Paleo Solution". It's a must read to learn about the science behind eating, sleeping and exercise. I'll say no more other than buy it or borrow it but do read it.
I am in the process of reading "Good Calories Bad Calories" by Taubes. It's a good one too, it is basically explaining how we got swindled into believing in a shitty food guide set out by our government, USA included.
I'm slowly but surely getting back into the WOD's full scale, boy weights sure seem heavy. There are alot of new members now that I'm back and coaching I'm really gonna have to concentrate on names and faces, faces I'm good at names not so much.
Lately I've been sourcing alot of paleo recipes and have been cooking alot, I'm going to start sharing recipes and giving you my $.02 on them.
Recipe of the week:
http://www.tastypaleo.com/recipe/1555/
All I can say is these green beans kicked ass. My wife and I both liked them I highly recommend them. The site has some pretty good recipes on it, and of course good for you.
RECENT WODS:
October 28, 2010
50-40-30-20-10
Lunges
Sit-ups (unanchored)
Between each set 20 close grip push-ups
Time: 12:37
Close grip push-ups were singles in the last set, lunges and sit-ups were unbroken.
October 29,2010
Deadlift (Wendler style) 3 X 5rep with last set being AMRAP
Rowing 30seconds of work followed by 1 min of rest X 10 sets counting total meters = 1535m
AMRAP pushups
This day was a pretty off day for me. Either my mind wasn't in it or I've developed an allergy to lifting heavy $hit off the ground. The deadlifts seemed massively heavy and I completely forgot about the pushups. Heaviest set of 5 I could muster today was 275# which was completely disapointing. A few weeks back i couldn't get 345# off the ground......must be mental......I'll get there again after all my buddy Mike has a 1RM well over 400# now and I used to only be about 15 or 20# behind so I have some catching up to do.
October 30, 2010
Working nights so I missed the WOD today, but because I coach I have a key to the gym so I went in the afternoon and did a pile of Overhead squats.
OHS
3sets X 5reps
115#-125#-135#Fail only got 2 - 125#
I did alot of warm-up reps, I should have got 135# but my shoulders were quivering and tired and I think my core isn't as strong as it once was. My legs have alot more in them just core and shoulders.Again.......I'll get back there.
Until next week Sean'O out!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Awesome to see you back in action, and part of the CFLA coaching team, Sean'O! The talent + knowledge pool just got a helluva lot deeper!
ReplyDeleteSean
ReplyDeleteBetter late than never. We are fortunate to have you in at the gym training as an athlete and adding your knowledge base to the coaching crew. Everyone always brings important knowledge and experiences to the table that allow for the expansion of education and opportunities for athletes to improve. I look forward to being coached by you and picking your brain for pieces I can add to my own knowledge base. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to have you on board and it's nice to see you back posting again
Sean, don't be discouraged. Nobody can keep doing Crossfit on a perfect upward progression, everybody goes through ups and downs, PRs and then PWs (personal worsts) but over the long term it pans out to upward progression.
ReplyDeleteOne of the great (and sometimes frustrating things) about this sport is it puts into crystal clarity how well you are balancing the rest of your life. If you dial in the other areas of your life, you PR. If you are not dialed in or are struggling in other areas of your life, you struggle with Crossfit too. it is one of the most authentic, accurate gauges of how my life is going, that I've ever experienced.
For the most part, we handle stress and challenges in our life that rank low on the 'stress gauge'. Crossfit also impacts that stress gauge but for the most part it is manageable.
But if your 'gauge' is already in the red zone, put there by unusual challenges or circumstances, you don't want to proverbially blow the engine by Crossfitting and adding to your stress because your performance is down.
I commend you for being able to step away and get other things in order before returning. There is ALWAYS a positive outcome and reason for adversity. The step away from it will give you an all-new appreciation for the sport.
Keep at 'er!